Patience in the Protest
“In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision. At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.” – Daniel 10:1-3 Have you ever prayed for something but given up hope of it happening because your answer didn’t come right away? Such was the case for Daniel, who as we learned yesterday, was placed in a position of authority and influence in Babylon. As the years went by and Babylon was captured by Persia, the prophet lived through two brutal wars, lost friends, and saw homes and cities destroyed. He himself, however, survived to
